Maine § 2061. - When property presumed abandoned
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§ 2061.. When property presumed abandoned
Subject to section 2070, the following property is presumed abandoned if it is unclaimed by the apparent owner during the period specified: [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]
1. Traveler's check. A traveler's check, 15 years after issuance;
2. Money order. A money order, 7 years after issuance;
3. State or municipal bond. A state or municipal bond, bearer bond or original issue discount bond, 3 years after the date the bond matures or is called or the obligation to pay the principal of the bond arises, whichever is earlier;
4. Debt of a business association. A debt of a business association, 3 years after the obligation to pay arises;
5. Payroll card or demand, savings or time deposit. A payroll card or demand, savings or time deposit, including a deposit that is automatically renewable, 3 years after the maturity of the deposit, except that a deposit that is automatically renewable is deemed matured on its initial date of maturity unless the apparent owner consented in a record on file with the holder to renewal at or about the time of the renewal;
6. Money or credit owed. Money or a credit owed to a customer as a result of a retail business transaction, 3 years after the obligation arose;
7. Amount owed on insurance policy or annuity contract. An amount owed by an insurance company on a life or endowment insurance policy or an annuity contract that has matured or terminated, 3 years after the obligation to pay arose under the terms of the policy or contract or, if a policy or contract for which an amount is owed on proof of death has not matured by proof of the death of the insured or annuitant:
A. With respect to an amount owed on a life or endowment insurance policy, 3 years after the earlier of the date:
(2) The insured has attained, or would have attained if living, the limiting age under the mortality table on which the reserve for the policy is based; and [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]
B. With respect to an amount owed on an annuity contract, 3 years after the date the insurance company has knowledge of the death of the annuitant; [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]
8. Distributable property. Property distributable by a business association in the course of dissolution, one year after the property becomes distributable;
9. Property held by a court. Property held by a court, including property received as proceeds of a class action, one year after the property becomes distributable;
10. Property held by a government. Property held by a government or governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality, including municipal bond interest and unredeemed principal under the administration of a paying agent or indenture trustee, one year after the property becomes distributable;
11. Wages, commissions, bonuses or reimbursements. Wages, commissions, bonuses or reimbursements to which an employee is entitled or other compensation for personal services, one year after the amount becomes payable;
12. Deposit or refund owed by a utility. A deposit or refund, other than an abandoned capital credit as defined in Title 35‑A, section 3503, subsection 2, paragraph A, owed to a subscriber by a utility, one year after the deposit or refund becomes payable;
13. Prearranged funeral or burial plan. Notwithstanding subsection 5, property contained in a prearranged funeral or burial plan described in Title 32, section 1401, including deposits containing funds from such a plan, 3 years after the death of a person on whose behalf funds were paid into the plan;
14. Nonactivated stored-value obligation or electronic payment medium. Funds represented by a nonactivated stored-value obligation or other nonactivated electronic payment medium that require activation for use, one year after the funds would have otherwise first been available to the owner; and
15. Property not specified. Property not specified in this section or sections 2062 to 2072, including funds in a lawyer's trust account, 3 years after the owner first has a right to demand the property or the obligation to pay or distribute the property arises, whichever is earlier.
Frequently Asked Questions About Maine § 2061.
What does Maine Revised Statutes § 2061. cover?
Section 2061. ("When property presumed abandoned") is part of the Maine Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Maine. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
How do I cite Maine § 2061.?
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